Huntington Endorses Virginia Sheppard For Sequim School Board
August 16, 2021 - Sequim WA - Derek Huntington, former candidate for Sequim School Board has endorsed Virginia Sheppard for election to the Board. They were among four candidates competing in the Primary Election for the Director at Large Position, Number 4 on the...
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Concerned citizens gather to get facts about proposed MAT clinic
By Lois Krafsky-Perry and staff August 12, 2019 Sequim, WA - “We are starting early,” announced Ron Allen, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (the “Tribe”), as he urged approximately 1,200 attendees to find an empty chair, in a...
Sequim citizens speak at meeting against MAT
Sequim, WA – The Cole center, located at Carrie Blake Park, July 29th, was filled beyond the 775 allowed capacity, as citizens also gathered outside the building, to voice their opposition to the proposed Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) plans. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is referring to the building project as ”A Healing Clinic.”
State legislators bring unwanted MAT facility to small town of Sequim
Let’s understand what happened before most of us became aware of the opioid center:
http://fiscal.wa.gov/BudgetCProjList.aspx.
For the 24th District, (that’s us), click on the tab by 1st Legislative District and go to 24th District and then click on “View Report”. The budget numbers are in the thousands. The first item under commerce is for the Jamestown S’Klallam Behavioral Health for $7,200,000. This budget was enacted on May 21, 2019, supposedly in the wee hours.
Heroin pusher in Clallam County arrested in Forks
The Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have arrested 34 year old Forks resident Nicolas Orozco-Cruz (aka Nico), 37 year old Forks resident Elizabeth McKean, 39 year old Sequim resident Jessica Christman, and 39 year old John Killins of Sequim for their roles in the distribution of controlled substances in Clallam County. Their arrests follow a yearlong investigation, conducted by OPNET and the DEA, into Cruz and his drug trafficking organization. Cruz, and those in his organization, was one of the primary illicit drug suppliers of heroin and methamphetamine on the Olympic Peninsula.
Sequim Citizens question Planning Director and Commissioners about MAT
Sequim, WA – Local citizens gathered at City hall, July 16th to observe and ask questions of the planning commission. The hall was crowded with 150 attendees. The outside door and side hallway doors were opened to accommodate the overflow crowd of concerned people.
Sequim citizens appear at city council to express opposition to MAT clinic
A crowd of approximately 160 people gathered at City Hall overflowing outside the hall and doors into the public square, Monday July 8th, to oppose the proposed plans for a medication assisted/addiction treatment center (MAT), near Costco and effecting other businesses, residences and property.
The work session meeting started at 5 PM and many came early to sign and speak to agenda items. At that Charlie Bush, City Manager, appointed by a former board, gave a presentation to the board on consensus and group think under the topic of “Team Decision Making.” His topic was diversity and consensus. He cited a book by Irving Janiss on the subject.
“Title Only” bills game the system in Olympia
What's in a title? The legislative session in Olympia is over for now, but not without its passage of some late-night bills about which few knew anything. How could this be? How could the public process about bills to be passed into law circumvent public review and...
Washington State legislative session ends with record-high spending bill, tax increases, and measure to use race in public hiring, education and contracting
from Washingtonvotes.org
The final gavel came down at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, officially ending this year’s scheduled 105-day regular session of the Washington Legislature.
Remember the Senators who voted against life
Both Senators from Washington State voted against the bill that came before the U.S. Senate to save a baby who survived a botched abortion. Maria Cantwell (D) and Patty Murray (D) were among the Democrats who voted against the bill. According to a report in...
Bills to raise taxes, end daylight savings time, and raising the age to buy tobacco are in the legislative spotlight this week
Forty days into this year’s scheduled 105-day regular session, state lawmakers have now introduced some 2,200 bills. So far lawmakers have passed more than 300 measures out of House and Senate committees. That number will increase substantially by the end of today, which is the cut-off date for consideration of bills by policy committees in the originating chamber.So far this session, the full House and Senate have passed a total of 73 bills, but only one bill, HB 1064, to change the law enforcement initiative approved by voters last November, has been signed into law.
Research Mom urges action against two Washington “baby” bills
Stop Washington Baby Act and Home Visitation mandates
by Sharon Hanek, Research Mom
HB 1771 – SB 5683 The Washington Baby Act
HB 1351 – SB 5437 Expanding Early Childhood Education The above bills promote a system of getting into homes of newborn babies.
Colorado pushes for “popular” vote
The Colorado State Senate passed a bill this week to place the state in a “compact” of states pushing to elect a U.S. president by a “National Popular Vote” — an effort to circumvent the presidential election method established in the U.S. Constitution known as the Electoral College
North Olympic Peninsula WA News and Editorials
Perplexed Citizens Repeat Requests to City Council
by Lois Krafsky-Perry and Staff Citizen Review December 13, 2019 Sequim, WA - After an hour long rally on December 9th outside Sequim City Hall, members of Save our Sequim (SOS) filed into the city building to hear from local legislative candidates, State Representatives for the 24th District,...
Community Rallies to Save Sequim
December 12, 2019 By Citizen Review Staff Sequim, WA - As the Sequim City Council prepared to host local the WA State Legislators from the 24th district, a crowd of approximately 120 supporters of “Save our Sequim” (SOS) lined Sequim Avenue and the City square to make the continual statement, "No...
County Board to join ICLEI – again?
Guest Editorial by Sue Forde Posted Dec. 6. 2019 Clallam County is moving toward rejoining ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (a subset of Agenda 21-Sustainable Development). At its worksession on Dec. 2, 2019, Commissioner Mark Ozias (D) suggested joining in order to take advantage of a...
History roots go deep with Sequim family
by Lois Krafsky-Perry and staff for Citizen Review December 4, 2019 Sequim, WA - "We would like to be left alone and maintain our own property, like our grandfather and great grandfathers did, and find some tranquility and peace,” said Tim Shaw, who is also a spokesperson for his mother, Evelyn...
Is the Mayor of Sequim hindering the voice of the people?
Commentary by Lois Krafsky-Perry and Staff for Citizen Review Tuesday, November 25, 2019 Sequim, WA - Approximately 125 people gathered at the Sequim City Hall, Tuesday, November 25, at 6 PM to appear before the City Council, for public testimony. The usual 5 PM meeting, had been cancelled and the...
‘Wild Olympics’ is back!
by Citizen Review staff Washington, D.C. - Nov. 22, 2019 - The infamous Wild Olympics legislation is back - and moving forward in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D) introduced H.R. 2642 - a bill to "designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National...
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